gui

gui

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gui"

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Guaraní, Portuguese guarani, or Spanish guaraní.

Symbol

gui

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Eastern Bolivian Guarani.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Eastern Bolivian Guarani terms

Acehnese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡui̯/

Verb

gui

  1. to grab or tug on someone else’s hair

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡi/
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Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle French guy, from Old French guy, from Latin viscum, influenced by Frankish *wīhsila (in both cases cognate to French guigne (heart cherry, wild cherry))

Noun

gui m (plural guis)

  1. mistletoe
Derived terms

Etymology 2

    Borrowed from Dutch giek.

    Noun

    gui m (plural guis)

    1. (nautical) spar (pole that supports a sail)

    Further reading

    Japanese

    Romanization

    gui

    1. Rōmaji transcription of グイ

    Mandarin

    Romanization

    gui

    1. nonstandard spelling of guī
    2. nonstandard spelling of guǐ
    3. nonstandard spelling of guì

    Usage notes

    • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

    Wutunhua

    Etymology

    From Mandarin (guǐ).

    Noun

    gui

    1. ghost

    References

    • Erika Sandman (2016), A Grammar of Wutun[1], University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN